Occupation: Mathematician Birth: May 25, 1919 Death: February 10, 2017
I believe that either Jupiter has life or it doesn't. But I neither believe that it does, nor do I believe that it doesn't..
Because I have been a magician for many years, people have often asked me whether I ever have sawn a woman in half. I reply, Oh, yes I've sawn over s….
Humor could not flourish in a wholly serious and rational atmosphere..
It has always puzzled me that so many people have taken it for granted that God favors those who believe in him. Isn't it possible that the actual Go….
Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini..
There is nothing like a naturalistic orientation to dispel all these morbid thoughts of "sin" and "free will" and "moral responsibility..
Why do I act as I do? To tell you the truth, I have absolutely no idea why. It is simply my nature to act as I act, and that's all I can say..
Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly b….
I have free will, but not of my own choice. I have never freely chosen to have free will. I have to have free will, whether I like it or not!.
Why should I be worried about death?.
Why should I be worried about dying? It's not going to happen in my lifetime!.
Metaphysical problems about "mind" versus "matter" arise only from epistemological confusions..
All my life I have been intensely repelled by the idea of 'making an effort'. I hate this idea today as much as I did as a child. I don't know why I ….